Friday, April 5
High Point, NC
All Day
Davidson College
at
Vertklasse Meeting
Four Top-Five Finishes Highlight First Day of VertKlasse Meeting
4/5/2024 6:45:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Davidson men's track and field team opened competition at High Point's VertKlasse Meeting on Friday. Seven 'Cats were in action on the first day which was highlighted by four top-five finishes and three personal-bests.
Junior Grahm Breiter got things started for the Wildcat men in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The California native took third place after finishing in 9:18.99.
Next up was freshman Daniel Cortese in the 1,500-meters. Cortese notched a season and personal-best mark by crossing the line in 4:04.66. This was good for a top-25 finish.
Davidson got two top-five finishes in the 5,000-meters thanks to solid efforts from Kenny Eheman and John Cooper. Eheman ran the event for the first time this outdoor season and turned in a third-place performance with a time of 14:46.79. Freshman John Cooper also ran the 5k for the first time this spring and took fifth with a mark of 14:56.63. Fellow freshman Zak Abdulahi recorded a personal-best 16:13.15.
In Friday's field events, Nick Masterman and Chris Thompson each competed in the javelin. Masterman had himself a day by smashing a personal record with a toss of 58.90 meters. This shattered his previous best of 55.28 which he set at the same meet back in 2022. Friday's throw also put Masterman second in the Davidson record book and second on the A-10 Performance List.
Up Next
The Wildcats will wrap up action at High Point tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m.
Davidson Friday Entries
3000M Steeplechase
3. Grahm Breiter – 9:18.99
1500M
25. Daniel Cortese – 4:04.66 PR
5000M
3. Kenny Eheman – 14:46.79
5. John Cooper – 14:56.63
38. Zak Abdulahi – 16:13.15 PR
Javelin
5. Nick Masterman – 58.80m PR
18. Chris Thompson – 45.56m
Junior Grahm Breiter got things started for the Wildcat men in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The California native took third place after finishing in 9:18.99.
Next up was freshman Daniel Cortese in the 1,500-meters. Cortese notched a season and personal-best mark by crossing the line in 4:04.66. This was good for a top-25 finish.
Davidson got two top-five finishes in the 5,000-meters thanks to solid efforts from Kenny Eheman and John Cooper. Eheman ran the event for the first time this outdoor season and turned in a third-place performance with a time of 14:46.79. Freshman John Cooper also ran the 5k for the first time this spring and took fifth with a mark of 14:56.63. Fellow freshman Zak Abdulahi recorded a personal-best 16:13.15.
In Friday's field events, Nick Masterman and Chris Thompson each competed in the javelin. Masterman had himself a day by smashing a personal record with a toss of 58.90 meters. This shattered his previous best of 55.28 which he set at the same meet back in 2022. Friday's throw also put Masterman second in the Davidson record book and second on the A-10 Performance List.
Up Next
The Wildcats will wrap up action at High Point tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m.
Davidson Friday Entries
3000M Steeplechase
3. Grahm Breiter – 9:18.99
1500M
25. Daniel Cortese – 4:04.66 PR
5000M
3. Kenny Eheman – 14:46.79
5. John Cooper – 14:56.63
38. Zak Abdulahi – 16:13.15 PR
Javelin
5. Nick Masterman – 58.80m PR
18. Chris Thompson – 45.56m
Players Mentioned
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Distance
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Distance
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Mid-Distance/Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
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Throws
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